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Guide

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Getting in gear for fall ‘10

Students
already search
for housing for
next semester
By Jennifer Brown
Staff Reporter

The fall semester has only just begun, and houses

to rent are already on the market for students com-
ing back next year to live off campus.
Houses for student rental in Charleston tend
to be the first to go, according to Melissa Daugh-
erty, property manager of Eastern Illinois Properties.
She said students like the atmosphere of a house
to themselves, especially when they have the room-
mates to fill them.
Houses are typically rented early because of the
enticement of having students their own space for
entertaining and not worrying about neighbors, she
said. Daugherty said the renting demand starts when
the students begin the look for their houses.
“EIP primarily has properties around EIU cam-
pus from University to 12th and from Polk to south
of Carman area,” Daugherty said. “Students who
wish to sign a lease and need to find additional
roommates should do it quickly before their friends
sign other leases.”
Many students are looking right now, and have
seen a house on the Web site (Eiprops.com) or have
toured a house they want to stay in next year. room house is available to rent on 10th Street. Many
According to Eiprops.com, there are several prop- of these locations allow students to have pets and
erties on Grant Ave. still available. Many of these lo- lawn care is included at all the properties.
cations include garages, washer & driers, and many
of the utilities are included in the rental fee.
Katie Endre, a junior elementary education ma-
“We’ve gotten really lucky with paying rent under
$300,” Endre said. “We want a nice, clean house.”
One to two blocks off campus is the distance En-
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dre is hoping to find in a house. While she lives in a
house now, she doesn’t want to end up too far away

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really lucky with
“You see what your parents did for you, clean up
and cook your own meals.”
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paying rent under
The standard most student tenants pay is usual-
ly around $300 a month per roommate. This may
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$300.
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paid rent at locations that were not near a college
campus or school, but Eastern rental properties are

Katie Endre, junior, elementary education
jor, is looking for a house to rent with five room-
mates next year. Her search began by looking to
friends who already rent houses and setting up meet-
ings with their landlords.
“We wanted a house this year because our room-
mates are graduating,” Endre said. “We started look-
ing last week.”
Endre and her roommates have contacted Kelsor
Properties, but they haven’t found a house yet. En-
dre said she also looks in the classifieds and street
promotion for direction in housing.
Hallberg Rentals posts classifieds in The Daily
Eastern News. According to its Web site, a one-bed-
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relatively cheap compared to other campuses in the
state.
All realtors and property managers recommend
finding housing now, so they are not left with rock- videos on YouTube
eting rent or unlivable conditions.
Whether someone chooses to live on or off cam-
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pus realtors emphasize not making the decision to
lightly. Tenants often find living off campus is much
more liberating and relaxing, but being faced with
bills and rent every month is something many stu- Go to DENnews.com to
dents haven’t experienced before.
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Jennifer Brown can be reached at 581-7942 or
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